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Title	Illinois Building
Image Rights	Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use.
Subjects-TGM	Centennial celebrations Exhibitions Exhibition buildings Festivals Fairs Anniversaries
Subjects-LC	Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (1897 : Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	Black and white photograph of the Illinois Building, located at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. In the foreground is a lake.
Place	Nashville (Tenn.)
Date	1897
Creator	Wiles, Marvin Willard, ca. 1883-1957
Collection name	Wiles Photographic Collection, 1896-1910
Historical note	The Illinois Building was erected by the State of Illinois as a miniature reproduction of the Administration building at the Chicago World's Fair. It was one-sixth the size of the original, and was used as a headquarters for Illinois visitors. The building was located at the end of Capitol Avenue, and was in view of the Rialto and the Parthenon. The Illinois Legislature donated $60,000 for the construction of the building. Surrounding the building was statuary representing elements of nature and man's creative spirit.
Accession number	THS 682
Owning institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	33208
Ordering information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/dwg/ImageOrderForm.pdf to Public Services, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the bottom of the page at the following location under Imaging Services Forms: http://www.tn.gov/tsla/forms.htm#imaging.
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Image dimensions	5" x 4"
Collection finding aid	http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/ths682.pdf